Well, since I'm not a southerner, I'd say it's a lot like a hot cereal, but if your from the south you eat it with lots of butter and salt and pepper, never sugar and milk. It has a real gritty texture, hence the name grits. Southerners eat it with meat for dinner.
Carol
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